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Yesterday (29th), the number of new confirmed cases was in the low 1,700 range, slightly higher than the previous day. In particular, the number of confirmed cases is increasing again in the metropolitan area, where the 4th stage of social distancing has been in effect for the third week.



Reporter Ahn Sang-woo reports.



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is an academy in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.



At the place where preschoolers used to attend, one employee was confirmed on the 23rd, and 10 more including academy students, family and acquaintances were infected.



[Park Yu-mi/Seoul City Citizen Health Director: Close contact between instructors and children and students are investigating the transmission as they used school vehicles together.] In the



metropolitan area, the 4th level of social distancing has been maintained for 3 weeks, but the spread has not been caught.



The proportion of confirmed cases in the metropolitan area, which had been stagnant, rose again and reached 70% of the domestic cases as of yesterday.



In the past week, the average daily number of confirmed cases in the metropolitan area has risen to the late 900s again.



[Lee Ki-il / 1st Controller of Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters: The government plans to review various measures while monitoring the epidemic until next week.] For the



tenth day, mass infection in non-metropolitan areas with more than 500 confirmed cases followed.



Eight people including students were confirmed at the youth camp hosted by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, and the camp was suspended and an epidemiological investigation is ongoing.



At the Centum City branch of Shinsegae Department Store in Busan, 10 people including 5 store employees and acquaintances were confirmed.



The city of Busan has quarantined 56 store employees and is conducting diagnostic tests on 1,600 visitors.



[Lee So-ra / Director of the Busan City Citizen's Prevention Promotion Team: (at department stores) We recommend that you stay in the store as short as possible, and if you develop symptoms of Corona after visiting



the store,

please get a diagnostic test immediately.]

At the entrance of large marts, it is mandatory to follow the visitor verification procedures such as QR code or safe call check-in.



In Gyeongsangnam-do, following Gimhae, Hamyang-gun will also be upgraded to the 4th level of social distancing starting tomorrow.



(Video coverage: Kim Min-cheol, Video editing: So Ji-hye, VJ: Oh Se-kwan · Shin So-young) 



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